Hmmmmm....OK so as I am thinking about this whole "organize my life", I think that the one piece that has been missing every time is that I have not been doing it with the Lord in mind...
It has just been "I need to get rid of 75% of my stuff just so that I don't keep picking up the same stuff over and over again"...which is true. But why does that matter? So that I can have time to myself? And what would I do with it if I had it? If it wasn't something good I was planning to do...something God honoring, maybe it's better to fill my time with picking up socks and socks and socks...
IF my life were under control, I would be able to have a Sabbath day, which is really my goal here, but there are things that probably need to be curtailed...like web surfing...if I have time in a day, I almost always gravitate to something like that...because "I deserve to have some mindless "me" time..." Which may be true, but are there other things I could be doing with that "me" time that would be just as relaxing and maybe have a better return for my time? I need to think about that, because otherwise when I get this all set, I will just spend more time surfing, etc.
And in order not to do that, I need to get a plan...I work better with a plan.
Just kind of thinking about that.
So, resisting my usual urge to start at the end and work backwards, I am going to start small...My first goal is to have my house in order in such a way that I can completely release regular stuff this Sunday...and enjoy it as a day of rest with my family and focus on the Lord...
Saturday (prep for Sunday)..
- low stress breakfast ready for Sunday (cinnamon rolls in a tube)
- kids have clothes chosen for Monday
- bedroom straightened
- have a meal for Sunday that requires very little prep or clean up.
- lay out clothes for kids including the ones for the program Sunday evening.
- unload dishwasher before bed.
I know this still looks like working from the end, but it's not because I am just trying to get it together for this one week, not for the rest of my life...
OK, that's enough for today. I have a plan for Saturday. So that Sunday can be free of regular stuff...Good.
